Can't Believe It Was Hidden From Me...

[JJ]

It took 3 days for me to find out...

Just bought a new to me Burstner Privilege built on a Citroen Jumper base vehicle.

It was thousands and thousands of euros more than any vehicle I have ever bought before. A little bit of comfort for me in my twilight years.

I have driven it for a couple of hundred trouble free kilometres.

What a joy... 2.8 turbo charged muscle, smooth and light power steering, cruise contol, cooling A/C, electrically operated windows and mirrors and so on. Stuff I expect most you all have on your vans but which is pretty special to me!

The dealer and sales lady were most helpful and friendly as you would expect... there was a discount of course and little extras willingly supplied.

Clean?

I should say so... it will never ever again be as clean as it was when I drove it away.

But, unbelievably, this morning I pulled down the flyscreens for the first time in the bedroom area and, as they slid down effortlessly, it hit me.

The unmistakable, disgusting, filthy stale stench of... cigarettes.

The previous owners had been members of that most anti-social of groups... SMOKERS.

I missed the tell tale clues... the air freshener hanging thingy in the wardrobe, the freshly cleaned ceiling and the Daz white net curtains.

Fortunately, given time, my own (delightful) natural ambience will over power the tobacco stink and all will be well.

So, if you are looking over second hand motorhomes you should check for stench trapped in the rolled up fly screens.

(I would have bought the van anyway).

JJ

 

[Mrsambulancekidd]

That is such a shame about the smokers stink, but she does look nice.
Wishing you many happy times ahead.

 

[VXman]

How did a fly screen mask the smell? Or the smell is in the flyscreen? Just surprise you hadn't smelt it prior to that. My keen nose smells smokers smoke at 20 metres! The number of ties I've gone back to reception in a hotel and asked for another room.

 

[Steve and Denise]

If you start smoking it will not be that noticeable

 

[pagey]

Enjoy

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[Lenny HB]

Can't believe you missed that.

 

[Jim]

JJ that van is far too posh for you, people will think your a middle class tory voter

Now back in the good old days they would never have thought that.

 

[The Dotties]

Talk about going up market!
Well done, looks a nice van.

 

[Ven]

It looks lovely JJ, once you’ve cooked a few of your favourite meals you won’t be able to smell disgusting cigarette smoke any more

It could have been worse they could have been dogs owners

Wishing you many happy years in your new home on wheels xx

 

[JJ]

How did a fly screen mask the smell? Or the smell is in the flyscreen? Just surprised you hadn't smelt it prior to that. My keen nose smells smokers smoke at 20 metres!

I don't know why the smell revealed itself when the the screen(s) was(were) pulled down...

As the thread title says... I can't believe I didn't smell it before either.

I can usually smell cigarette smoke from miles away even outside!

JJ

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[Larrynwin]

Nice one JJ

 

[mikebeaches]

Nice van!

Shouldn't worry too much if it's taken you 3 days to discover the stale odour of smoke. Sounds as though it might not be too bad. I'm sure you'll soon find effective ways to get rid of it, or at least mask the smell.

 

[ontheroadagain]

Perhaps they smoked outside under the awing with the bedroom window open.

 

[Carol]

JJ your new van looks very comfortable I'm sure a bit of febreeze or the Portuguese equivalent will help get rid of the smell.
Enjoy.

 

[Carolyn and Kev]

I Bought a 7 series BMW and like you..I was so smitten with the purchase that I too did not see the obvious air fresheners in the front or rear?
It took 2 days of owning it for me to realise the problem with smoke!
It went back to the sales guys who booked it in for a guy to come our and valet it internally. The best
thing he did was to set of an air refresher bomb! That's the only way to describe it.
It filled the car and was left for 3 hours. No word of a lie....the smell had gone!
They are readily available from a number of can dealerships but also on Internet.
Try it...you should be pleased I am sure.
Really pretty motorhome you have

Kev

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[Jim]

I reckon the first Full-English JJ cooks will be bomb enough . .Knowing JJ that has probably happened already.

 

[yodeli]

I don't know why the smell revealed itself when the the screen(s) was(were) pulled down...

As the thread title says... I can't believe I didn't smell it before either.

I can usually smell cigarette smoke from miles away even outside!

JJ

Ohooo Yes.... Fortunatly I managed to stop smoking some 11 years ago! You obviously never forgot when I was. I had forgotten the tale of you taking me to Bristol airport and me taking any opportunity to have a b****y fag!
Nice to see pics on the computer , better than on viber!
Enjoy your new van!!

Froggy Princess

 

[sedge]

JJ your new van looks very comfortable I'm sure a bit of febreeze or the Portuguese equivalent will help get rid of the smell.
Enjoy.

Carol - I was going to say the Portuguese equivalent of 'Oust' ! (same difference)

Edit - Oh and PS, is the upholstery dark green stripes etc, or charcoal?

 

[JJ]

PS, is the upholstery dark green stripes etc, or charcoal

Charcoal... I think

JJ

 

[JJ]

Knowing JJ that has probably happened already

I wish...

JJ

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[Vanman]

Could have been worse ... they could have had a DOG

 

[HKF]

Something like Oust or Febreeze should get rid of the stink. Or just leave the screens down and let the wind get rid of it. It looks a lovely van and the smell will soon be gone. Wishing you some good times in your new toy

 

[scotzsue]

How did a fly screen mask the smell? Or the smell is in the flyscreen? Just surprise you hadn't smelt it prior to that. My keen nose smells smokers smoke at 20 metres! The number of ties I've gone back to reception in a hotel and asked for another room.

I always thought that too, had smelled damp in one van despite the overwhelming smell of lysol. No smell at all of cigarette smoke in our last van till we started using it was really bad when we put the deisel heating on. Was in despair as I have asthma and stale cigarette smoke is a trigger. there was no air freshener or pot pouri in the van when we viewed it.
Took all the soft furnishings off and washed them, although van had been steam cleaned before we got it.
What did work was neutrodol gel in a couple of places and coffee grounds, fresh not used in containers, took a couple of months but worked apart from the odd whiff when we used the heating.
JJ good luck with getting rid of the whiff.
Just wish I knew what the dealer had used, and that my sense of smell was as good as it was before i got covid. It's coming back but not nearly as acute as it was.
Does come in useful after john has had mushy peas though

 

[scotzsue]

Could have been worse ... they could have had a DOG

At least dog smell doesn't bring on. My asthma, know others are not so fortunate.

 

[Simon Meadwell]

With my sense of smell it the van would have to go.

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[cliffanger]

Lovely looking van JJ. They may have been smokers, but they certainly knew how to look after the van.

We’ve looked at non smokers vans that have been thoroughly trashed!

Hope you have lots of wonderful trips in it.

 

[uzsnowdrop]

I Bought a 7 series BMW and like you..I was so smitten with the purchase that I too did not see the obvious air fresheners in the front or rear?
It took 2 days of owning it for me to realise the problem with smoke!
It went back to the sales guys who booked it in for a guy to come our and valet it internally. The best
thing he did was to set of an air refresher bomb! That's the only way to describe it.
It filled the car and was left for 3 hours. No word of a lie....the smell had gone!
They are readily available from a number of can dealerships but also on Internet.
Try it...you should be pleased I am sure.
Really pretty motorhome you have

Kev

They are great things!

 

[Steve and Denise]

Charcoal... I think

JJ

Nicotine brown is very in at the moment

 

[Janine]

Embrace your inner hippy and get the joss sticks burning

 

[JJ]

Wishing you some good times in your new toy

Thank you so much for your kind wishes but I feel the need to point out my van is not a hobby or a toy, used only at holiday times and weekends whilst plugged into a EHU on a campsite.

It is my home in which I live every day wherever it is parked...

JJ

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